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Tetrao. 17. Togatus, 275. 8. Shoulder-knot 

 Grous. GroiTe Gelinotte du Canada. Pi. enl. 104. 

 BrifT. I. 207. t. 21. f. i. BufFon Oifeaux II. p. 

 287. 

 Severn River, N° 60 and 61. Albany Fort 1 and 2. 

 This bird anfwers the defcriptions given of it by 

 the ornithologifts in all refpecls, and perfectly 

 refembles the figure in Briffon, and in the 

 Planches enluminees. It differs from Ed- 

 wards's ruffed heathcock, t. 248. or Lin- 

 neus's Tetrao umbellus, as the latter has 

 not the mining black axillar feathers, or 

 moulder-knot, but a ferruginous one, is much 

 lefs, and has brighter colours. M. de Buf- 

 fon, however, thinks they are the fame, 

 and fufpecls at the fame time, that the bird 

 which he calls la groffe Gelinotte du Canada 

 (and which is the fame with the Society's 

 ipecimens) is the female of Mr. Edwards's 

 bird, t. 248. This conjecture is deftroyed 

 by the fpecimens now lent from Hudfon's 

 Bay, which by the accounts from thence are 

 exprefily faid to be males. The fhoulder- 

 knot groufes bear the Indian name of Pujkee, 

 or Pufpujkee, at Hudfon's Bay, on account 

 of the leannefs and drynefs of their fledi, 

 which is extremely white, and of a very clofe 

 texture, but when well prepared is excellent 

 eating. They are pretty common at Moofe 

 Fort and Henly Houfe, but are feldom feen 

 at Albany Fort, or to the northward of the 

 above places-, In winter they feed upon }u- 

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